Africa Growth Stays Resilient Amid Global Turmoil
Africa-Press - Malawi. African economies are expected to grow by 4.2% in 2026, a slight decrease from the 4.4% recorded in 2025,...
Africa Growth Stays Resilient Amid Global Turmoil
Africa-Press - Malawi. African economies are expected to grow by 4.2% in 2026, a slight decrease from the 4.4% recorded in 2025,...
Contracted vs non-contracted tobacco farmers: Two different realities on Malawi’s auction floors
Every tobacco season, thousands of farmers travel to auction floors with hopes that the crop they spent months cultivating will finally reward them with...
Officials admit illegal payments in hospitals
By Wezzie Gausi:
The Ministry of Health has admitted that corruption remains a serious challenge in public hospitals, with officials disclosing widespread malpractice including bribery,...
Manufacturing sector jobs shrink, AfDB says
By Mcloyd Chilangiza
Malawi’s manufacturing employment rate has declined from 4.3 percent in 2010 to 3.9 percent in 2024, a new report by the...
On equity markets and evolving global trends
By Partha Dutta
MIXED FORTUNES—Trends on the stock market
Global financial markets are undergoing a transformational phase driven by economic realignments, technological innovation, changing monetary policies,...
Forex shortage stalls cannabis processing
Persistent foreign exchange shortage has delayed the operationalisation of a $10 million medicinal cannabis processing factory by nearly two years, costing Malawi potential export...
Malawi, IMF in fresh ECF talks
Malawi has re-engaged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a possible resumption of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, a year after the previous...
Q1 trade deficit widens to $638m
By Kingsley Jassi and Chimwemwe Mangazi:
Malawi registered $205.5 million in exports in the first quarter of 2025 against imports worth $844.2 million, figures from...
India Buys Oil from West Africa
Africa-Press - Malawi. India has purchased approximately 5 million barrels of crude oil from West Africa and the Middle East through a...